Space Engineers Price History and Player Count

Space Engineers

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Space Engineers

Keen Software HouseOct 1, 2013Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy

$19.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Unsupported
  • Sandbox
  • Building
  • Space
  • Survival
  • Simulation
  • Physics
  • Open World
  • Base Building
  • Multiplayer
  • Singleplayer
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Playing now
1,550
Updated 10 minutes ago
24-hour peak
3,308
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
23,904
Oct 11, 2014
Avg this month
2,584
-5.38% vs last month
Steam reviews
88%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Space Engineers player count chart

No, Space Engineers is not dead. 1,550 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 3,308. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

History from Oct 1, 2013

Space Engineers monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 20262,584-147-5.38%4,660
October 20262,731+12+0.44%5,208
September 20262,719-1,365-22.13%4,803
August 2026n/a+1,121+22.21%6,168
July 2026n/a-1,209-19.33%5,047
June 2026n/a-1,571-20.07%6,256
May 2026n/a+1,625+26.2%7,827
April 2026n/a+226+3.78%6,202
March 2026n/a+40+0.67%5,976
February 2026n/a-247-3.99%5,936
January 2026n/a-1,690-21.47%6,183
December 2025n/a+23+0.29%7,873
November 2025n/a-2,779-26.15%7,850
October 2025n/a-2,814-20.93%10,629
September 2025n/a-542-3.88%13,443
August 2025n/a+7,695+122.34%13,985
July 2025n/a-1,136-15.3%6,290
June 2025n/a-1,457-16.4%7,426
May 2025n/a+2,755+44.96%8,883
April 2025n/a-560-8.37%6,128
March 2025n/a-1,712-20.38%6,688
February 2025n/a-1,987-19.13%8,400
January 2025n/a+322+3.2%10,387
December 2024n/a-2,674-20.99%10,065
November 2024n/a-3,120-19.67%12,739
October 2024n/a+7,830+97.52%15,859
September 2024n/a+1,189+17.38%8,029
August 2024n/a-180-2.56%6,840
July 2024n/a-1,703-19.52%7,020
June 2024n/a-27-0.31%8,723
May 2024n/a+170+1.98%8,750
April 2024n/a-392-4.37%8,580
March 2024n/a+869+10.72%8,972
February 2024n/a-446-5.22%8,103
January 2024n/a+543+6.78%8,549
December 2023n/a-2,429-23.28%8,006
November 2023n/a-7,317-41.22%10,435
October 2023n/a+9,017+103.23%17,752
September 2023n/a+864+10.98%8,735
August 2023n/a-1,200-13.23%7,871
July 2023n/a+330+3.78%9,071
June 2023n/a-2,145-19.7%8,741
May 2023n/a-2,435-18.28%10,886
April 2023n/a+4,321+48.01%13,321
March 2023n/a-205-2.23%9,000
February 2023n/a-162-1.73%9,205
January 2023n/a+576+6.55%9,367
December 2022n/a-2,118-19.42%8,791
November 2022n/a+2,855+35.45%10,909
October 2022n/a-139-1.7%8,054
September 2022n/a+110+1.36%8,193
August 2022n/a-527-6.12%8,083
July 2022n/a-588-6.39%8,610
June 2022n/a-2,940-24.22%9,198
May 2022n/a+479+4.11%12,138
April 2022n/a-950-7.53%11,659
March 2022n/a-4,625-26.84%12,609
February 2022n/a+6,782+64.89%17,234
January 2022n/a+2,936+39.06%10,452
December 2021n/a-1,162-13.39%7,516
November 2021n/a+1,294+17.52%8,678
October 2021n/a-1,182-13.8%7,384
September 2021n/a-1,648-16.13%8,566
August 2021n/a+1,446+16.49%10,214
July 2021n/a+1,128+14.76%8,768
June 2021n/a-2,540-24.95%7,640
May 2021n/a-798-7.27%10,180
April 2021n/a+126+1.16%10,978
March 2021n/a-5,415-33.29%10,852
February 2021n/a+3,391+26.34%16,267
January 2021n/a+374+2.99%12,876
December 2020n/a-64-0.51%12,502
November 2020n/a-597-4.54%12,566
October 2020n/a+3,522+36.53%13,163
September 2020n/a-1,250-11.48%9,641
August 2020n/a-567-4.95%10,891
July 2020n/a-561-4.67%11,458
June 2020n/a-593-4.7%12,019
May 2020n/a-2,560-16.87%12,612
April 2020n/a+1,092+7.76%15,172
March 2020n/a+641+4.77%14,080
February 2020n/a-2,057-13.27%13,439
January 2020n/a+3,472+28.88%15,496
December 2019n/a+1,760+17.15%12,024
November 2019n/a-34-0.33%10,264
October 2019n/a-1,667-13.93%10,298
September 2019n/a+256+2.19%11,965
August 2019n/a+2,081+21.61%11,709
July 2019n/a+1,260+15.06%9,628
June 2019n/a-2,160-20.52%8,368
May 2019n/a-3,457-24.72%10,528
April 2019n/a-9,594-40.69%13,985
March 2019n/a+13,429+132.31%23,579
February 2019n/a+4,064+66.78%10,150
January 2019n/a-61-0.99%6,086
December 2018n/a+282+4.81%6,147
November 2018n/a-81-1.36%5,865
October 2018n/a+388+6.98%5,946
September 2018n/a-2,542-31.38%5,558
August 2018n/a-2,781-25.56%8,100
July 2018n/a+6,479+147.18%10,881
June 2018n/a-361-7.58%4,402
May 2018n/a-1,313-21.61%4,763
April 2018n/a-25-0.41%6,076
March 2018n/a-1,679-21.58%6,101
February 2018n/a+429+5.84%7,780
January 2018n/a-175-2.33%7,351
December 2017n/a+1,442+23.7%7,526
November 2017n/a+750+14.06%6,084
October 2017n/a-1,851-25.76%5,334
September 2017n/a+1,077+17.63%7,185
August 2017n/a+1,463+31.5%6,108
July 2017n/a-957-17.08%4,645
June 2017n/a-206-3.55%5,602
May 2017n/a-721-11.04%5,808
April 2017n/a+1,241+23.47%6,529
March 2017n/a-399-7.02%5,288
February 2017n/a-2,876-33.59%5,687
January 2017n/a-1,757-17.03%8,563
December 2016n/a+5,667+121.79%10,320
November 2016n/a-130-2.72%4,653
October 2016n/a-549-10.3%4,783
September 2016n/a-1,643-23.56%5,332
August 2016n/a+533+8.27%6,975
July 2016n/a+141+2.24%6,442
June 2016n/a-675-9.68%6,301
May 2016n/a-5,820-45.48%6,976
April 2016n/a+6,609+106.82%12,796
March 2016n/a-270-4.18%6,187
February 2016n/a-2,457-27.56%6,457
January 2016n/a-724-7.51%8,914
December 2015n/a-10,615-52.41%9,638
November 2015n/a+13,779+212.84%20,253
October 2015n/a+356+5.82%6,474
September 2015n/a+1,244+25.52%6,118
August 2015n/a-273-5.3%4,874
July 2015n/a+312+6.45%5,147
June 2015n/a-567-10.5%4,835
May 2015n/a-2,235-29.27%5,402
April 2015n/a-2,614-25.5%7,637
March 2015n/a-12,275-54.49%10,251
February 2015n/a+10,352+85.03%22,526
January 2015n/a+2,328+23.64%12,174
December 2014n/a+4,130+72.25%9,846
November 2014n/a-18,188-76.09%5,716
October 2014n/a+16,850+238.87%23,904
September 2014n/a-2,373-25.17%7,054
August 2014n/a-3,267-25.74%9,427
July 2014n/a-1,130-8.17%12,694
June 2014n/a+5,799+72.26%13,824
May 2014n/a-2,498-23.74%8,025
April 2014n/a+3,948+60.05%10,523
March 2014n/a+2,063+45.72%6,575
February 2014n/a+1,488+49.21%4,512
January 2014n/a+1,783+143.67%3,024
December 2013n/a-759-37.95%1,241
November 2013n/a-113-5.35%2,000
October 2013n/an/an/a2,113

How many people are playing Space Engineers?

At this moment Space Engineers has 1,550 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #401 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 3,308 players. Today's peak is 14% below its 30-day average daily peak of 3,851.

Space Engineers player count history

Over the last 30 days Space Engineers averaged a daily peak of 3,851 players, up 0% compared with the 30 days before (3,858). Its highest point this month (5,208) is 34% below the same period last year (7,850). In its first month after release (Oct 1, 2013) it peaked at 2,113 players. Today's player count is 6% of its all-time peak of 23,904, set on Oct 11, 2014.

Best time to play Space Engineers

Based on the last 14 days, Space Engineers is busiest around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 54% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Space Engineers players by hour and weekday

When Space Engineers has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 19:00 UTCabout 4,757 players on average
QuietestThursday at 07:00 UTCabout 1,547 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.1xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About Space Engineers

Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.

Developer
Keen Software House
Released
Oct 1, 2013
Genre
Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Languages
16 languages

Screenshots

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Space Engineers price history

$19.99
price now (US)
$4.99
lowest recorded (-75%) · Aug 31, 2025 archived
-50%
typical sale discount · 8 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Space Engineers is at its full price of $19.99. It usually goes on sale for about 50% off (around $10.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $4.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

Space Engineers price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$19.99$19.9917.81 EURbase
Euro area16,99€$19.0716.99 EUR-5%
United Kingdom£14.99$20.1817.98 EUR+1%
CanadaC$ 27.49$19.6817.54 EUR-2%
AustraliaA$ 29.95$20.9718.68 EUR+5%
New ZealandNZ$ 34.75$19.5317.40 EUR-2%
BrazilR$67,99$12.4411.08 EUR-38%
MexicoMex$ 359.99$19.3617.25 EUR-3%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$19.99$19.9917.81 EUR0%
Poland71,99 zł$18.4116.40 EUR-8%
SwitzerlandCHF 15.75$19.2617.16 EUR-4%
Norway200,00 kr$21.5119.16 EUR+8%
Turkey (MENA USD) cheapest$11.59$11.5910.33 EUR-42%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$19.99$19.9917.81 EUR0%
South AfricaR 329.99$20.1017.91 EUR+1%
India₹1,799.00$19.0416.97 EUR-5%
IndonesiaRp 334 999$18.5416.52 EUR-7%
China¥141.00$21.1418.84 EUR+6%
Japan¥3,150$19.8817.71 EUR-1%
South Korea₩ 29,000$21.5719.21 EUR+8%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Space Engineers reviews over time

88% Very Positive88% of 134,605 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Space Engineers on Twitch

10
watching now
7
live channels
120
24-hour peak viewers
41
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Space Engineers", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Space Engineers Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 1 Nov 2026, with a peak of 509 viewers and 80 on average.

Space Engineers streamers right now

Nobody in our samples.

Top Space Engineers streamers this week

  1. w4stedspace238
  2. CapacAmaru121
  3. NaughtyOstrich99
  4. TFE9736
  5. AikoGitsune33

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Space Engineers achievements

Space Engineers has 30 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 8.0% of them; the rarest, Scrap Delivery, is held by 0.3% of players.

  • Number 5 Is AliveConnect your suit to power with less than 1% power remaining in Survival.39.1%
  • The Harder They FallDestroy more than 1,000,000 Kg of cubes.31.7%
  • Lost In SpaceSpend more than 1 hour out of sight of other players on a MP server.30.0%
  • The Bigger They AreBuild more than 1,000,000 Kg of cubes.21.2%
  • Lock And LoadKill an enemy with a rifle.21.1%
  • Win-WinMake peace with a faction.16.3%
  • The Story BeginsFinish the First Jump scenario.13.1%
  • Going GreenBuild 25 Solar Panels while playing in Survival Mode.12.4%
  • Crayon BoxBuild and fly ship with more than 20 colors.11.8%
  • Giant Leap For HumankindWalk 1969 meters on a Moon.9.9%
  • Master Engineer150+ hours.8.8%
  • Millionaire ClubGet 1,000,000 Space Credits and join the club of the wealthiest people in the galaxy.6.5%
  • Declare WarDeclare war with different faction.3.0%
  • ExplorerVisit all planets and moons in Survival mode.2.8%
  • Personality CrisisChange astronaut style (color or skin) 20 times in 10 minutes.1.5%
  • Death WishArmageddon Mode for 5 hours in Survival.1.4%
  • The friend of the factionsBefriend 3 factions; earning trust always pays well in the future.1.3%
  • I've Got Present For YouDetonate a warhead that kills you and another player.0.8%
  • MonolithGet within 5 meter radius of the monolith in Survival. *Monoliths have to be in the world on loading time0.8%
  • Engineering DegreeFinish all tasks of Learning to Survive scenario.0.8%
  • I See Dead DronesSurvive 10 waves of drones in Never Surrender scenario.0.8%
  • Smile And WaveWave to an enemy that is also waving back within 5 meters looking at you in Survival.0.7%
  • Promoted EngineerComplete the final objective of Learning to Survive scenario.0.6%
  • Bring It OnSurvive 30 waves of drones in Never Surrender scenario.0.6%
  • It Takes But OneComplete all objectives without dying in Learning to Survive scenario.0.5%
  • I'm Doing My PartSurvive 100 waves of drones in Never Surrender scenario.0.5%
  • Joint OperationSurvive 10 waves with at least 1 other player in Never Surrender scenario.0.5%
  • PlanetesphobiaDisable the pirate facility without entering the atmosphere in Learning to Survive scenario.0.4%
  • Playing it coolComplete the Frostbite scenario0.4%
  • Scrap DeliveryDestroy 1000 pirate drones in Never Surrender scenario.0.3%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Space Engineers DLC

Space Engineers has 20 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
Space Engineers: Prosperity Pack ↗Jul 27, 2026$4.99
Space Engineers, Economy 2 Pack ↗May 4, 2026$4.99
Space Engineers, Core Systems Pack ↗Nov 24, 2025$4.99
Space Engineers, Apex Survival Pack ↗Sep 8, 2025$4.99
Space Engineers, Fieldwork Pack ↗Apr 28, 2025$4.99
Space Engineers, Contact Pack ↗Oct 14, 2024$4.99
Space Engineers, Signal Pack ↗May 13, 2024$4.99
Space Engineers, Decorative Pack #3 ↗Aug 31, 2023$4.99
Space Engineers, Automatons ↗Apr 13, 2023$4.99
Space Engineers, Warfare 2 ↗Feb 3, 2022$4.99
Space Engineers, Heavy Industry ↗Jul 28, 2021$4.99
Space Engineers, Warfare 1 ↗Apr 22, 2021$4.99
Space Engineers, Wasteland ↗Nov 25, 2020$4.99
Space Engineers, Sparks of the Future ↗Jun 24, 2020$4.99
Space Engineers, Frostbite ↗Mar 19, 2020$4.99
Space Engineers, Decorative Pack #2 ↗Oct 24, 2019$4.99
Space Engineers, Economy Deluxe ↗Aug 22, 2019$4.99
Space Engineers, Style Pack ↗Jun 6, 2019$4.99
Space Engineers, Decorative Pack ↗Apr 8, 2019$4.99
Space Engineers Deluxe ↗Jan 4, 2017$7.99

Latest Space Engineers news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Space Engineers FAQ

Is Space Engineers dead?

No, Space Engineers is not dead. 1,550 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 3,308. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

How many people play Space Engineers?

1,550 people are playing Space Engineers on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 3,308 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Space Engineers?

Space Engineers reached its all-time Steam peak of 23,904 concurrent players on Oct 11, 2014.

Is Space Engineers growing or declining?

Space Engineers is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 3,851, about the same compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Space Engineers most active?

Space Engineers usually has the most players around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and the fewest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York).

How much does Space Engineers cost?

Space Engineers costs $19.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Space Engineers has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Space Engineers on Steam is $4.99 (75% off), on Aug 31, 2025 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $19.99 right now.

Is Space Engineers on sale right now?

No, Space Engineers is at its full price of $19.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 50%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 75%.

Where is Space Engineers cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Space Engineers is cheapest in Turkey (MENA USD) at $11.59, about $11.59 or 42% below the US price of $19.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Space Engineers good?

Steam players rate Space Engineers Very Positive: 88% of 134,605 reviews are positive.

When did Space Engineers come out?

Space Engineers was released on Steam on Oct 1, 2013.

Who made Space Engineers?

Space Engineers was developed by Keen Software House.

Is Space Engineers still worth playing?

Space Engineers has a big, active player base on Steam today (1,550 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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